In honor of St. Patrick’s day, we took to the “HIT Test Kitchen” and created this version of Irish Soda Bread! Flax and chia seeds bump traditional soda bread to a whole new level.

Ingredients:

Three and ¼ cups brown rice flour

¼ cup golden flax seed

¼ cup chia seeds

¼ cup palm sugar

One teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder

One teaspoon baking soda

¾ teaspoon sea salt

½ cup unsalted butter, cut into bite sized pieces

One can coconut milk

½ cup dried dates

Directions:

Place dates in a cup of warm water for about 15 minutes to allow to plump. In large bowl combine dry ingredients. With hands, cut in butter until it resembles a course meal. Add coconut milk and plumped dates mixing with hands until moistened. Shape into ball. Knead about 10 times on a floured surface. Shape into round loaf. Put in a greased and pie dish. Cut a cross in top of loaf. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool. Enjoy.